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What are your councilors hiding from you?
City councils and school boards across Canada are shielding their decisions from public scrutiny by banning citizens, parents, and taxpayers from recording public meetings. Only the Canadians who can attend these meetings in person are informed about the decisions of their elected representatives. Recording bans like these are a clear violation of freedom of expression - protected by the Charter.
What are your councilors hiding from you?
City councils and school boards across Canada are shielding their decisions from public scrutiny by banning citizens, parents, and taxpayers from recording public meetings. Only the Canadians who can attend these meetings in person are informed about the decisions of their elected representatives. Recording bans like these are a clear violation of freedom of expression - protected by the Charter.
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Councilors are suppressing free speech
Imagine going to a public meeting of your local school board or city council. You want to record the public meeting so that you can share it with friends, neighbours and parents who cannot attend. (Who can attend every meeting, after all?)
When you pull out your phone to record the meeting, the school board chairman or mayor declares that nobody can record it. The declaration is enforced by security guards and police, who arrest and ticket individuals who fail to comply. This is actually happening to Canadians today, in cities and towns across the country.
On January 15 in North Huron, Ontario, two residents tried to record an open city council meeting. The council’s “rules” prohibited public recordings.
City Councilors called 911. Police removed them from the meeting and ticketed them for “trespassing.”
Councilors are suppressing free speech
Imagine going to a public meeting of your local school board or city council. You want to record the public meeting so that you can share it with friends, neighbours and parents who cannot attend. (Who can attend every meeting, after all?)
When you pull out your phone to record the meeting, the school board chairman or mayor declares that nobody can record it. The declaration is enforced by security guards and police, who arrest and ticket individuals who fail to comply. This is actually happening to Canadians today, in cities and towns across the country.
On January 15 in North Huron, Ontario, two residents tried to record an open city council meeting. The council’s “rules” prohibited public recordings.
City Councilors called 911. Police removed them from the meeting and ticketed them for “trespassing.”
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What are we doing about it?
Lawyers funded by the Justice Centre sent a strong warning letter to the Municipality of North Huron. The letter warned the Council about misusing police resources to suppress free speech and stated, “This prohibition on recording is unconstitutional and must be rescinded immediately.”
Our lawyers aren’t the only ones who think this.
The Supreme Court of Canada itself has repeatedly affirmed that recording is protected by the Charter whenever it enhances democratic discourse, truth finding, and self-fulfillment.
What are we doing about it?
Lawyers funded by the Justice Centre sent a strong warning letter to the Municipality of North Huron. The letter warned the Council about misusing police resources to suppress free speech and stated, “This prohibition on recording is unconstitutional and must be rescinded immediately.”
Our lawyers aren’t the only ones who think this.
The Supreme Court of Canada itself has repeatedly affirmed that recording is protected by the Charter whenever it enhances democratic discourse, truth finding, and self-fulfillment.
🚩To those who are in denial, like Blackstone's Jon Gray - here you go. 🧵
Blackstone is writing checks from its own pocket to cover the stampede out of BCRED.
And Blackstone’s Jon Gray, as of this morning, is on CNBC calling all of this “a ton of noise.” The nerve.
Blackstone is writing checks from its own pocket to cover the stampede out of BCRED.
And Blackstone’s Jon Gray, as of this morning, is on CNBC calling all of this “a ton of noise.” The nerve.
1. It is NOT a noise, Gray. It is the sound of a $3 trillion market finding out, the hard way, that getting in was easy, but getting out is a whole different story.
And it's not just the U.S. Last Friday, the implosion of UK mortgage lender Market Financial Solutions, a company we have been investigating and wrote about in detail, rattled Wall Street lenders and revived warnings of more "cockroaches" in the private credit industry.
The Numbers Behind the Market Financial Solutions - PART II: contrarianunicus.substack.com/p/the-numbers-…
And it's not just the U.S. Last Friday, the implosion of UK mortgage lender Market Financial Solutions, a company we have been investigating and wrote about in detail, rattled Wall Street lenders and revived warnings of more "cockroaches" in the private credit industry.
The Numbers Behind the Market Financial Solutions - PART II: contrarianunicus.substack.com/p/the-numbers-…
2. Let’s get something straight. The $3 trillion private credit market didn’t sneak up on anyone. It grew five-fold since 2009, in full view of every regulator, every ratings agency, and every politician who claims to care about the little guy.
No one cared.
No one cared.
THINGS TO DO AFTER GETTING A JOB:
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1. Never let anyone know your actual income, even your parents.
2. Build or add to an emergency fund aiming for 3-6 months of living expenses.
3. Review and enroll in company benefits, like health insurance, retirement plans, and any matching contributions.
4. Explore and build passive income streams, such as dividend-paying stocks, rental properties (if feasible), or creating digital products like e-books/courses
5. Develop a side hustle that aligns with your interests or skills (e.g., freelancing, content creation, or e-commerce) to generate extra income without burning out.
2. Build or add to an emergency fund aiming for 3-6 months of living expenses.
3. Review and enroll in company benefits, like health insurance, retirement plans, and any matching contributions.
4. Explore and build passive income streams, such as dividend-paying stocks, rental properties (if feasible), or creating digital products like e-books/courses
5. Develop a side hustle that aligns with your interests or skills (e.g., freelancing, content creation, or e-commerce) to generate extra income without burning out.
6. Continuously learn new skills outside work – take online courses (e.g., on Coursera, Udemy) in areas like coding, digital marketing, or finance to boost career options and earning potential.
7. Set up a realistic budget based on your new take-home pay, tracking needs vs. wants.
8. Start or increase contributions to retirement savings, especially to capture any employer match.
9. Pay off high-interest debt aggressively if you have any, like credit cards.
10. On the job, observe company culture, ask questions, take notes, and build relationships with colleagues.
11. Set short-term and long-term career goals, and discuss them with your manager during check-ins.
7. Set up a realistic budget based on your new take-home pay, tracking needs vs. wants.
8. Start or increase contributions to retirement savings, especially to capture any employer match.
9. Pay off high-interest debt aggressively if you have any, like credit cards.
10. On the job, observe company culture, ask questions, take notes, and build relationships with colleagues.
11. Set short-term and long-term career goals, and discuss them with your manager during check-ins.
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🚨 BREAKING: Passive studying is dead!
Claude can train your brain harder than most professors ever will.
Here are 10 Claude prompts to learn anything 10× faster 👇
Claude can train your brain harder than most professors ever will.
Here are 10 Claude prompts to learn anything 10× faster 👇
1) Socratic Drillmaster
Prompt:
“Act as a Socratic coach for [TOPIC].
Do NOT give me answers. Only ask smart questions that lead me to the answer.
Start by asking what I already know and where I’m confused.
After each reply, ask the next best question.
At the end, summarize what I discovered in 5 bullets.”
Prompt:
“Act as a Socratic coach for [TOPIC].
Do NOT give me answers. Only ask smart questions that lead me to the answer.
Start by asking what I already know and where I’m confused.
After each reply, ask the next best question.
At the end, summarize what I discovered in 5 bullets.”
2) Mixed Practice Architect
Prompt:
“Build an interleaved practice session for [SKILL/SUBJECT] inside [TOPIC].
Mix related concepts instead of studying one at a time.
Give me a 30–45 min plan + 12–15 mixed drills + answer key + a review loop for mistakes.
Ask my current level first.”
Prompt:
“Build an interleaved practice session for [SKILL/SUBJECT] inside [TOPIC].
Mix related concepts instead of studying one at a time.
Give me a 30–45 min plan + 12–15 mixed drills + answer key + a review loop for mistakes.
Ask my current level first.”
Say goodbye to your 9 to 6 job.
You can make $500 per day if you have:
1. A laptop
2. Wi-Fi
3. Time
Here is 8 websites that pays you daily.👇
You can make $500 per day if you have:
1. A laptop
2. Wi-Fi
3. Time
Here is 8 websites that pays you daily.👇
1. FlexJobs
A paid platform renowned for its curated, scam-free listings across various industries, including tech, marketing, and customer service.
A paid platform renowned for its curated, scam-free listings across various industries, including tech, marketing, and customer service.
2. JustRemote
Offers a variety of remote job listings, including tech, marketing, and customer service roles.
Offers a variety of remote job listings, including tech, marketing, and customer service roles.
CANCELLED NETFLIX.
CANCELLED AMAZON PRIME.
CANCELLED HULU.
No more $ each month. ChatGPT transformed my laptop into a free streaming center.
Here are 7 prompts to create this system:
CANCELLED AMAZON PRIME.
CANCELLED HULU.
No more $ each month. ChatGPT transformed my laptop into a free streaming center.
Here are 7 prompts to create this system:
1. Platform Finder
"Find legitimate free websites offering premium movies and TV shows without paid subscriptions."
"Find legitimate free websites offering premium movies and TV shows without paid subscriptions."
2. Custom Recommendations
"Create a personalized movie list based on [genres I like] using only available free streaming platforms."
"Create a personalized movie list based on [genres I like] using only available free streaming platforms."
Two recent studies suggest that Long COVID may involve long-term neurobiological remodeling - even after mild infection.
One examined the brain under cognitive load.
The other looked at it at rest.
Together, they point to a persistent shift in network organization!🧵
One examined the brain under cognitive load.
The other looked at it at rest.
Together, they point to a persistent shift in network organization!🧵
In the first study (Barnden et al.), the key issue was not where the brain activates -
but how its networks coordinate under mental exertion.
The largest differences appeared during cognitive load.
The regulatory switching system began to fail.
but how its networks coordinate under mental exertion.
The largest differences appeared during cognitive load.
The regulatory switching system began to fail.
The main systems involved were
the salience network - deciding what matters, and executive control circuits - sustaining performance.
And after repeated cognitive effort, the disruption became more pronounced.
That matches the lived experience
I can manage for a while - then it falls apart.
the salience network - deciding what matters, and executive control circuits - sustaining performance.
And after repeated cognitive effort, the disruption became more pronounced.
That matches the lived experience
I can manage for a while - then it falls apart.
Many are arguing the significance of the Musqueam Agreement, which was not transparent and there is much hiding, which is never good, and then why?
But I will explain it all, and its very simple
But I will explain it all, and its very simple
Government and Musqueam along with many others argue people are upset and worried about nothing, this agreement does not give property rights of most of Vancouver to Musqueam First Nation
And they are correct, the document itself does not do that, but . . .
And they are correct, the document itself does not do that, but . . .
Its not a treaty or granting rights to property, but the Government formally recognizes the historic title of the lands to the Musqueam
Its the very same historic title that Cowichan First Nation used to win its case in Supreme Court
Its the very same historic title that Cowichan First Nation used to win its case in Supreme Court
The situation described in
“The Information”article and the surrounding events
from late February to early March 2026 represent a massive shift in the relationship
between Silicon Valley and the U.S. government.
during a period of extreme geopolitical tension
…
“The Information”article and the surrounding events
from late February to early March 2026 represent a massive shift in the relationship
between Silicon Valley and the U.S. government.
during a period of extreme geopolitical tension
…
Here’s how l see the "Pentagon Action"
Anthropic (Dario Amodei) took a principled stand by refusing to remove contractual
redlines against autonomous
weapons and mass domestic surveillance.
The government responded by designating them a "Supply Chain Risk" (SCR)
…
Anthropic (Dario Amodei) took a principled stand by refusing to remove contractual
redlines against autonomous
weapons and mass domestic surveillance.
The government responded by designating them a "Supply Chain Risk" (SCR)
…
a designation usually reserved for foreign enemies.
At that time,
Sam Altman moved faster to sign a deal that adopted "all lawful use" language.
By doing so, OpenAI successfully "captured" the regulatory seat at the table.
While Altman later amended the contract to add…
At that time,
Sam Altman moved faster to sign a deal that adopted "all lawful use" language.
By doing so, OpenAI successfully "captured" the regulatory seat at the table.
While Altman later amended the contract to add…
“4 years ago Russians, at gunpoint, took me and my family to the basement of a school, where they held 360 people for 27 days. We became a “human shield” for their headquarters.
4 years ago we became hostages in cramped rooms where there was barely any air to breathe. People were starting to lose their minds from suffocation.
4 years ago people were shot right on the streets for having a phone, for wearing military-style pants, or simply for resisting.
4 years ago people in the basement were forced to sleep standing or sitting, because there wasn’t enough space for everyone.
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4 years ago we became hostages in cramped rooms where there was barely any air to breathe. People were starting to lose their minds from suffocation.
4 years ago people were shot right on the streets for having a phone, for wearing military-style pants, or simply for resisting.
4 years ago people in the basement were forced to sleep standing or sitting, because there wasn’t enough space for everyone.
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4 years ago we shared that basement with corpses. Elderly people died at night from inhumane conditions, and Russians only allowed the bodies to be taken out in the morning.
4 years ago Russians opened fire on people at the cemetery while they were burying their loved ones, those shot in the streets and those who suffocated in the basement.
4 years ago when cancer patients asked for medicine, Russians told them: “If you can’t endure it - hang yourself.”
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4 years ago Russians opened fire on people at the cemetery while they were burying their loved ones, those shot in the streets and those who suffocated in the basement.
4 years ago when cancer patients asked for medicine, Russians told them: “If you can’t endure it - hang yourself.”
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4 years ago our doors were opened according to the occupiers’ schedule. If we weren’t allowed out, all 360 people were forced to use a bucket behind a bedsheet right there in the rooms.
4 years ago we drank water from the sewage system and ate expired rations while Russians slaughtered livestock in our village.
4 years ago Russians looted every house, taking everything, from appliances to underwear.
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4 years ago we drank water from the sewage system and ate expired rations while Russians slaughtered livestock in our village.
4 years ago Russians looted every house, taking everything, from appliances to underwear.
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🧵@ggreenwald falsely claims IDF HQ in Tel Aviv is "underneath" civilian buildings but it’s a clearly marked, standalone building NOT above or mixed with civilian infrastructure—like Hexagone Ballard in Paris and others. His goal is to whitewash Hamas' human shield crimes. 1/
Greenwald presents discussion with @jconricus as some big gotcha: “Israel also use human shields.” But it just demonstrates willful ignorance. A marked sole purpose military HQ in a city is not human shielding. UK and Italy are not using human shields. 2/
I’ve posted this many times because this fake point keeps coming up. Human shielding is placing a military asset WITHIN or BENEATH (i.e. tunnels) civilian buildings. They are unmarked and co-located by design with civilians to shield them from attack. END
